London Marathon - April 2007

Steve Throssell pushed himself to the limit in April 2007 by running in the London Marathon, in the process raising a fantastic £275 for the JWCT’s activities. Steve said “Having already run three marathons including this one twice before, I knew what I was letting myself in for as I lined up on Blackheath . . .

However, this didn’t keep the nerves at bay as the temperature was steadily rising and I had been taken out by a virus just a few weeks before which set my training back and prevented me completing the most important long training runs.

"Despite these pre-race nerves, I managed to complete the course in 3 hours 9 mins. It wasn’t easy though and to do this event requires a lot of hard work and dedication over many months. The rewards at the end of it are definitely worth it though and if you have the ability to dedicate yourself to something challenging I would recommend this in a heartbeat!”